Information Process System, Information Process Apparatus, Control Method Therefor, and Storage Medium

1. An information process apparatus that creates a process definition ticket that defines a process comprising a plurality of processes, comprising: a selecting unit adapted to select a plurality of devices; an obtaining unit adapted to obtain information on capabilities of the devices selected by said selecting unit; a display control unit adapted to display, when the selected devices have a common function with respect to a first setting item, the first setting item in a first display mode, and display, when the selected devices do not have a common function with respect to the first setting item, the first setting item in a second display mode that is different from the first display mode, based on the information on the capabilities of the devices obtained by said obtaining unit; a template generating unit adapted to generate a process definition ticket template including common functions between the devices based on checking of the display provided by said display control unit; a ticket creating unit adapted to create a process definition ticket that is to be carried out using the devices based on the process definition ticket template generated by said template generating unit; and a selection control unit adapted to, when no common function between the devices selected by said selecting unit is found, cause said selecting unit to select devices again.

2. An information process apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a notification unit adapted to, when no common function between the devices selected by said selecting unit are found, notify a user accordingly.

3. An information process system that connects a plurality of devices and an information process apparatus together via a network, comprising: a selecting unit adapted to select devices that have a potential for being used to execute a process based on a process definition ticket on a network; an obtaining unit adapted to obtain information on capabilities of the devices selected by said selecting unit; a display control unit adapted to display common functions between the devices with a first common visual characteristic, and to display uncommon functions between the devices with a second common visual characteristic different than the first common visual characteristic, based on the information on the capabilities of the devices obtained by said obtaining unit; a template generating unit adapted to generate a process definition ticket template including common functions between the devices based on checking of the display provided by said display control unit; a ticket creating unit adapted to create a process definition ticket that is to be executed using the devices based on the process definition ticket template generated by said template generating unit; a registration unit adapted to register the process definition ticket created by said creating unit; and a selection control unit adapted to, when no common function between the devices selected by said selecting unit is found, cause said selecting unit to select devices again.

4. A control method for an information process apparatus that creates a process definition ticket that defines a process comprising a plurality of processes, comprising: a selecting step of selecting a plurality of devices; an obtaining step of obtaining information on capabilities of the devices selected in said selecting step; a display control step of displaying, when the selected devices have a common function with respect to a first setting item, the first setting item in a first display mode, and displaying, when the selected devices do not have a common function with respect to the first setting item, the first setting item in a second display mode that is different from the first display mode, based on the information on the capabilities of the devices obtained in said obtaining step; a template generating step of generating a process definition ticket template including common functions between the devices based on checking of the display provided in said display control step; a ticket creating step of creating a process definition ticket that is to be executed using the devices based on the process definition ticket template generated in said template generating step; and a selection control step of, when no common function between the devices selected in said selecting step is found, causing another selection of devices.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-executable program comprising: instructions for a selecting step of selecting a plurality of devices; instructions for an obtaining step of obtaining information on capabilities of the devices selected in said selecting step; instructions for a display control step of displaying, when the selected devices have a common function with respect to a first setting item, the first setting item in a first display mode, and displaying, when the selected devices do not have a common function with respect to the first setting item, the first setting item in a second display mode that is different from the first display mode, based on the information on the capabilities of the devices obtained in said obtaining step; instructions for a template generating step of generating a process definition ticket template including common functions between the devices based on checking of the display provided in said display control step; instructions for a ticket creating step of creating a process definition ticket that is to be executed using the devices based on the process definition ticket template generated in said template generating step; and instructions for a selection control step of, when no common function between the devices selected in said selecting step is found, causing another selection of devices.

6. An information process apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said ticket creating unit is adapted to create the process definition ticket that defines the process related to at least one of the common functions selected by a user, based on the template generated by said template generating unit.

7. An information process apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a registering unit adapted to register the process definition ticket created by said ticket creating unit, as an alternative process definition ticket, when each of the plurality of devices is capable of executing the process based on a predetermined process defining ticket.

8. An information process apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the process definition ticket created by said ticket creating unit defines the process related to at least a scan function.